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Team Dynamics at Suvasi Textiles

Sharda, Kirti

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Team Dynamics at Suvasi Textiles

Sharda, Kirti

IIMA-OB0235 | Published March 7, 2019 | 6 pages Case

Collection: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

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This case is intended to introduce participants to basic personality types and the role they play in group decision making situations. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) framework is used as the theoretical foundation to explore various personality types. The complexities involved in decision making in a group with divergent personalities are explored through a dilemma faced by Suvasi Textiles. The management team of Suvasi Textiles is grappling with a critical decision which can decisively change the future of the organisation; the case illustrates how the different personality types are impacting the decision making process. The case can serve to highlight the impact of type dynamics on team effectiveness, conflict negotiation, response to change and stress management.

To identify basic personality types using Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) framework, To understand type dynamics (dominant, auxiliary, tertiary and inferior functions), To analyse the role of type dynamics in team functioning, especially in negotiating conflict, response to change, managing stress; and explore its impact on team effectiveness.